The US has significantly stepped up its crypto-related sanctions against Iran after OFAC designated UK-registered crypto exchanges Zedcex and Zedxion in what is being called the first act against digital-asset service providers for operating in Iran.
The exchanges reportedly processed transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and are
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